SLIDE OUT DRUM WITH FILTER FOR A WET/DRY VACUUM APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A wet and dry vacuum cleaner system, comprising:
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a vacuum unit contained within the housing;
a container for receiving debris, the container slidably received within the housing;
a filter support removably coupled to the container, the filter support having a filter and adapted to situate at least a portion of the filter within the container;
wherein the housing includes tracks within which supports of the container glide as the container is slid within the housing, the tracks include ramps therein configured to raise a rear portion of the container as the container is slid within the housing; and
at least one latch configured to lift a front portion of the container and thereby sealingly couple the container to the vacuum unit.
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Abstract
A wet and dry vacuum cleaner system is disclosed, wherein the system includes a debris container having an inlet and outlet, a filter support having a filter and being adapted to situate at least a portion of the filter within the container and intermediate between the inlet and outlet, a vacuum unit adapted to be coupled to the container, and a housing. A wet/dry vacuum appliance system is also disclosed, which includes means for housing a vacuum unit, means for slidably receiving a debris container, and means for releasably holding the container in sealed engagement with the vacuum unit. In addition, methods of removing debris from such a vacuum cleaner and vacuum appliance systems are described.
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20 Claims
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1. A wet and dry vacuum cleaner system, comprising:
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a housing; a vacuum unit contained within the housing; a container for receiving debris, the container slidably received within the housing; a filter support removably coupled to the container, the filter support having a filter and adapted to situate at least a portion of the filter within the container; wherein the housing includes tracks within which supports of the container glide as the container is slid within the housing, the tracks include ramps therein configured to raise a rear portion of the container as the container is slid within the housing; and at least one latch configured to lift a front portion of the container and thereby sealingly couple the container to the vacuum unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wet and dry vacuum cleaner system, comprising:
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a housing having two side panels; a vacuum unit coupled between the two side panels of the housing; a substantially rectangular container removably sealed to the bottom of the vacuum unit, wherein the system includes means to resist lateral forces on the container when the container is sealed to the bottom of the vacuum unit; and a filter support having a filter, the filter support being removably coupled between an inside of the container and the vacuum unit such that air traveling from the container to the vacuum unit passes through the filter. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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